Description
A flaw has been found in libvips up to 8.18.0. The affected element is the function vips_foreign_load_matrix_file_is_a/vips_foreign_load_matrix_header of the file libvips/foreign/matrixload.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The attack needs to be launched locally. This patch is called d4ce337c76bff1b278d7085c3c4f4725e3aa6ece. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Issue Tracking issue-tracking
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4876
Permissions Required, VDB Entry vdb-entry
technical-description
https://vuldb.com/?id.347651
Permissions Required, VDB Entry signature
permissions-required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.347651
Permissions Required, VDB Entry third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/?submit.758690
Issue Tracking issue-tracking
patch
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/pull/4888
Various Sources product
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
5.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (1)
libvips/libvips
< 8.18.0
Published
Feb 25, 2026
Tracked Since
Feb 25, 2026